Summary

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2015-3043 exists in the wild, and recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:

Users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.169.

Users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.281.

Users of Adobe Flash Player for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.457.

Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x, will automatically update to version 17.0.0.169 when available.

Users of the Adobe AIR desktop runtime should update to version 17.0.0.172.

Users of the Adobe AIR SDK and AIR SDK & Compiler should update to version 17.0.0.172.

Affected software versions

Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134 and earlier versions

Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.277 and earlier 13.x versions

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.451 and earlier 11.x versions

AIR Desktop Runtime 17.0.0.144 and earlier versions

AIR SDK and SDK & Compiler 17.0.0.144 and earlier versions

To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player installed on your system, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player" from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system.

To verify the version of Adobe AIR installed on your system, follow the instructions in the Adobe AIR TechNote.

Solution

Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following the instructions below:

Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.169 by visiting the Adobe Flash Player Download Center, or via the update mechanism within the product when prompted.

Details

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2015-3043 exists in the wild, and recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:

Users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.169.

Users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.281.

Users of Adobe Flash Player for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.457.

Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x, will automatically update to version 17.0.0.169 when available.

Users of the Adobe AIR desktop runtime should update to version 17.0.0.172.

Users of the Adobe AIR SDK and AIR SDK & Compiler should update to version 17.0.0.172.